Intel Pentium Gold 8505 vs Intel Core i7-11850HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 8505 and Intel Core i7-11850HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Pentium Gold 8505

Intel Core i7-11850HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 8505

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3300 vs 3001

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3300 vs 3001

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-11850HE

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 5
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18899 vs 9379

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 5
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
L3 cache	24 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18899 vs 9379

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 8505
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-11850HE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3300

3001

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9379

18899

Name	Intel Pentium Gold 8505	Intel Core i7-11850HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3300	3001
PassMark - CPU mark	9379	18899

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold 8505	Intel Core i7-11850HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Tiger Lake
Launch date	23 Feb 2022	Q3'21
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	$440
Place in performance rating	494	499
Processor Number	8505	i7-11850HE
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	11th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	400 KB
L2 cache	6.25 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.70 GHz
Number of cores	5	8
Number of threads	6	16
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4-3200
Graphics
Device ID	0x46B3	0x9A60
Execution Units	48	32
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.35 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 x 25	50 x 26.5
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1787
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		8
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)